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It's out on Friday. I'm debating whether I should go to see in the cinema or wait for the DVD. The cinema might be mind destroyingly bleak.

Just from hearing a review: In the current pre-Dark Days situation, in which the corporate class are basically looting the treasury, is it interesting that the basic storyline involves the richest rich running from a crisis to specially prepared space ships (? Or some kind of sanctuary)? Is it an analogy for our times? Peter.

And if you tire of cats, there's this rather more controversial polar bear film: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/nov/20/polar- bears-plane-stupid-ad (No polar bears were harmed in it's creation.)

Bandidoz wrote: I picked up a copy of Scientifc American last week (didn't buy it) and noticed an article suggesting that enhanced oil recovery could keep pace with demand for 100 years. I believe it's written by an economist, and he used what I believe to be a very weak argument against peak oil (he said he'd expect the price to keep on rising, not accounting for the ...

Passing on another e-mail from Franny Armstrong:

I like Heinberg because he tells it like it is. No false optimism, just doom all the way!

The printed book has no references and sources but go to the website http://ourchoicethebook.com/ and there is an extensive list - so long one can understand why it's not in the book. It would have taken a lot more paper. Here, for example, are the endnotes for Chapter 2 that I just wanted to look up: http://ourchoicethebook.com/chapter2/endnotes/ The website also has the pictures...

OMFG I can't believe he's gone ahead and done this..... Well actually I can Even the synopsis has obvious errors! http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1905299834/ref= pe_3421_15694221_snp_dp ...and someone's already started a forum topic...